It’s Aug. 8 and Indiana football has already notched a proverbial win on the ledger in its title defense before the games have even begun.
The Hoosiers’ victory this month all stems from the NCAA’s approval of the age-based, five-in-five eligibility rule, which guaranteed all athletes five years to complete five seasons based upon their age and was approved in June. The NCAA thought this would curtail some of the eligibility-based legal troubles it has endured in recent years. The NCAA thought wrong.
